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Gowon: Why I Did Not Choose Jos As Nigeria’s Capital by Ecstasy154(m): 10:15am On Dec 13, 2017 |
Yakubu Gowon, former head of state, says he would have made Jos Nigeria’s capital, but for the fear of being accused of “parochialism and favouritism”. He said this on Tuesday at the 26th anniversary exhibition and commemoration of the movement of the seat of government from Lagos to Abuja. Gowon, who was the head of state from 1966 to 1975, said the idea of moving the nation’s capital from Lagos to Abuja was conceived by his government in 1974. The former head of state said in the course of his search for a new capital city, he was attracted to somewhere in Plateau. Gowon is from Kanke local government area in Plateau state. He said: “One of the places I saw that attracted me was somewhere in Plateau, those of you who know the place, especially close to Jos forest, will agree that the area is beautiful and I thought that place was beautiful for the capital city. “But I did not make that choice because I would have been accused of parochialism and favoritism, because it was very close to my original place where I come from. So I said no, I must look at other places. “The search for a new capital took me around the north-west, and in my state, I continued to look for other places. When I came to Abuja, I was attracted.” Gowon said although he was the brain behind the present federal capital territory, successive governments failed to name a street in the city after him. “I had to officially complain to General Ibrahim Babangida when he was the military president, that I have been excluded from getting a street named after me in Abuja, while all other members of the military council who nurtured the idea, had got streets name after them,” he said. Abuja was made Nigeria’s capital on December 12, 1991. https://www.thecable.ng/gowon-not-choose-jos-nigerias-capital/amp 1 Like
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Re: Gowon: Why I Did Not Choose Jos As Nigeria’s Capital by raker300: 10:19am On Dec 13, 2017 |
"Gowon said although he was the brain behind the present federal capital territory, successive governments failed to name a street in the city after him" Gowon, like many other one nigerianist were all screwed over in different aspects. All those that thought igbos were there problems have all been displaced and disseminated by the nigerian entity so thought they loved. You can't fight God's people 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Gowon: Why I Did Not Choose Jos As Nigeria’s Capital by Yankee101: 10:20am On Dec 13, 2017 |
Lagos was congested |
Re: Gowon: Why I Did Not Choose Jos As Nigeria’s Capital by GavelSlam: 10:21am On Dec 13, 2017 |
raker300: What is this one saying? Where is Ojukwu and his wannabe fraudster Kanu? 3 Likes |
Re: Gowon: Why I Did Not Choose Jos As Nigeria’s Capital by LessNoise: 10:24am On Dec 13, 2017 |
You want a street named after you shey That one will increase the value of the naira shey? Or give jobs to teeming youths out there shey? Or increase the standard of living shey? Or fix our broken health care system shey? Or solve the fulani crisi shey? Or make boko haram stop killing innocent ones shey? Or wake our youths wake from their deep slumber since all they have to champion is Buhari and atiku shey? Or stop Edo people from crossing the Mediterranean shey? I could go on and on and eventually get banned!!!! Gowon make u get sense |
Re: Gowon: Why I Did Not Choose Jos As Nigeria’s Capital by raker300: 10:25am On Dec 13, 2017 |
GavelSlam:ojukwu is chilling in heaven after a wonderful state burial. Unlike awolowo burning in hell after committing suicide with #20 ota pia pia 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Gowon: Why I Did Not Choose Jos As Nigeria’s Capital by SalamRushdie: 10:26am On Dec 13, 2017 |
Joa is actually heaven on earth till Hausa Fulanis destroyed the peace |
Re: Gowon: Why I Did Not Choose Jos As Nigeria’s Capital by GavelSlam: 10:27am On Dec 13, 2017 |
raker300: You mean Ojukwu was buried by the Nigerian government? Biafra agbu onwu Iwku. |
Re: Gowon: Why I Did Not Choose Jos As Nigeria’s Capital by madridguy(m): 10:29am On Dec 13, 2017 |
Noted. |
Re: Gowon: Why I Did Not Choose Jos As Nigeria’s Capital by Yian1(m): 10:31am On Dec 13, 2017 |
You should have chosen oyo state. quote me you die! |
Re: Gowon: Why I Did Not Choose Jos As Nigeria’s Capital by Ecstasy154(m): 10:31am On Dec 13, 2017 |
I think one of the major considerations for choosing Abuja as the nation capital was because of its centrality |
Re: Gowon: Why I Did Not Choose Jos As Nigeria’s Capital by Yian1(m): 10:33am On Dec 13, 2017 |
raker300:It's like bedbug dey your brain 1 Like |
Re: Gowon: Why I Did Not Choose Jos As Nigeria’s Capital by nonsobaba: 10:37am On Dec 13, 2017 |
The many rocks within Jos town would have made that a difficult choice. Your immediate concern should be how to retrieve Jos north from hausa-fulani settlers. |
Re: Gowon: Why I Did Not Choose Jos As Nigeria’s Capital by ipodstinks: 10:43am On Dec 13, 2017 |
raker300:Which heaven? Is it the aba made heaven? Have you ever asked yourself why ojukwu died senile at the end of his life? 1 Like
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Re: Gowon: Why I Did Not Choose Jos As Nigeria’s Capital by orisa37: 10:45am On Dec 13, 2017 |
You are lucky you didn't go to Jos, Bokoharam and Miyetti Allah's Fulani Herdsmen would have hunted you forever. The Minister of FCT should please name some roads and highways "Yakubu Gowon Ways". |
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